Van Zandt, a young lawyer, just out of the Confederate army and broken in health and wealth, headed west with his family to start life anew, arriving in Fort Worth in August, 1865. Van Zandt, Captain E.M. Daggett, Thomas J. Jennings and H.G. Hendricks gave the railroad company 320 acres in what was then the southern part of the city.

22 hours ago · Fort Worth leaders will vote on plans for the National Juneteenth Museum, a cultural hub honoring freedom and history. ... 1865—the day the last enslaved people in the U.S. were freed in Texas. ...

May 20, 2010 · The first African-American residents of Fort Worth were slaves who received the delayed news of their emancipation on June 19, 1865. Those who remained in the area began to build a community on the city’s east side.

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Fort Worth, Texas, United States. 1843 – The Treaty of Bird's Fort between the Republic of Texas and several Indian tribes was signed at Bird's Fort in present-day Haltom City, Texas.

Aug 17, 2023 · In 1861 Fort Worth was a sleepy little village with a few hundred inhabitants. By 1865 the population had dropped to 175. So there is not much Civil War history in Fort Worth, but the CW had a major effect on the development of the City.

Tennessee native Khleber Miller Van Zandt moved to east Texas as a child. After serving as a major in the 7th Texas Infantry Regiment, C.S.A., he came to Fort Worth in 1865. A merchant, banker, and rancher, he was instrumental in making the city a . . . — — Map (db m264157) HM

The Civil War would take place from 1861 to 1865 - over a decade after Fort Worth was founded in 1849.

The papers relate to the financing and the building of the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railroad, the Texas Spring Palace in Fort Worth, civic development of Fort Worth, the board of Trade of Fort Worth, and the publication of books on Fort Worth, Northwest Texas, and Texas.

Feb 1, 2024 · That ended in Texas on June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston and brought the news.</p> <p>The latest project of Lee and her allies, to create a museum in Fort Worth honoring...

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